by Didact | Apr 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
Went to the concert (10 years ago!). Got the shirt. It would appear that MEGADETH is now host to none other than Brazilian guitar virtuoso Kiko Loureiro from ANGRA: As BLABBERMOUTH.NET exclusively reported as a “rumor” on March 14, it has now been made...
by Didact | Mar 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
A certain English metal band called IRON MAIDEN begs to differ I finally managed to listen to The Doomstar Requiem: A Klok Opera all the way through, and I have to admit, I was totally wrong about it. The first time I listened to it, I couldn’t get past the...
by Didact | Mar 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
Hey, who’s the giant tranny in the middle??? OK, I get it, the next NIGHTWISH album is a really big freakin’ deal. I understand that. I’m a huge fan of their music, and I think that Floor Jansen is simply amazing. But if you’re Tuomas...
by Didact | Mar 18, 2015 | Uncategorized
New album this July. GET THEE A COPY. Extreme introverts find human stupidity to be vastly more toxic to our mental well-being than any other personality type. To us, having to deal with idiots on a daily basis drains our batteries so fast that we can’t get away...
by Didact | Mar 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
Of the most badass kind: I saw MONSTER MAGNET play live as a warmup act for Iggy Pop over 10 years ago, at Download Donnington in 2004. They kicked ass. Dave Wyndorf is a truly great frontman (when he’s not stoned out of his gourd on mescaline, anyway). His...
by Didact | Mar 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
EDDIE!!! New IRON MAIDEN album. Need I say more? IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain was interviewed earlier this week in the studios of the 98.7 The Gater radio station in West Palm Beach, Florida. Asked for a health update on IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson, who...
by Didact | Mar 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
A tiny wee little kid hears the epic RUSH classic “2112” for the first time. His expression says it all: Yes, my friends, RUSH really is that awesome. Get ’em hooked when they’re young and they’ll stay RUSH fanatics for the rest of...
by Didact | Feb 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
CAN I PLAY WITH MADNESS? IRON MAIDEN’s very own Bruce Dickinson- who rabid MAIDEN fans like me generally prefer to as “the second coming of Christ”, or “GREATEST. FRONTMAN. EVER.”- is recovering after being treated for a cancerous lump on...
by Didact | Feb 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
Question: What happens when you get a ridiculously tall musical genius in the same room as one of his greatest idols, Dave Brock from psychedelic sci-fi rock band HAWKWIND? Answer: A medley of the greatest songs HAWKWIND ever made over something like 40 years, given...
by Didact | Jan 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
Ironic, ain’t it? I know we’re supposed to be charitable and compassionate and all that, but there are times when schadenfreude is just too delicious to pass up. Like, say, when a church manages to solve its Gay Mafia problem by using the results of...
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